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COLLINS v. WOODS

Docket No. A021733.

158 Cal.App.3d 439 (1984)

204 Cal. Rptr. 650

KATHLEEN COLLINS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MARION WOODS, as Director, etc., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five.

July 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Stephen R. Nielson and Jacob J. Smith for Plaintiff and Appellant.

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Charlton G. Holland and Catherine M. Van Aken, Deputy Attorney General, for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

KING, J.

In this case, we hold that 1982 legislation which increased the state's ability to recover "nonwilful" overpayments to recipients under the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) program cannot be applied to such overpayments made before the legislation's adoption. We therefore reverse the trial court's judgment.

Kathleen Collins began receiving AFDC payments in October 1981. In November 1981, she...

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